Garment hanger



Au 19, 1952 B. HEILMAN 2,607,516

GARMENT HANGER Filed Feb. 21, 1947 E Y INVENTOR.

' I 56/00/ 0 fife/7mm? 7 wQ/XvQEJ i/fwwza Patented Aug. 19, 1952 The main objects of their-iventionarez .1 First, to provide. an eflicient garment. hanger mainly of paper stock which'isstrong and rigid and capable of carrying loads to' which garment hangers are commdhlysubjected; v .t

Second, to provide a garment hanger which may, if desired, be shipped in the knockdown and readily set up and assembled for use.

Third, to provide a garment hangerhaving theseiadvantages which islattraetive in appear ance and economically produced. 7'

Further objects relating to details and econo= rules of construction and operation will appear from the description to follow. The invention is defined .an'dzpointed out in the claims.

A structure showing 'a prepared embodiment of the invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which:

f atom c r GARMENT HANGER? U er r Hfilm Q t t M ch-#2 ems-i m- ,Young Spring .& Wire Corporation, Detroitg V Mich, a corporation of Michigan application-February 21, isi'z serial. 4 Claims, (01. 1223-42) Fig. 1 is a side elevation of a garment hanger embodying the features of my invention.

Fig. 2 isa'nrenlarged fragmentary view, partially in vertical section, on line 2-2 of Fig. 4.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged fragmentary 'view showing the under wall of the outer end portion of a yoke arm of the garment hanger.

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary View in section on the line 444 ofFig.-2.

v Fig. 5' is an enlarged view in vertical section on the line 5 5 of Fig. 1.

Referring to the drawing, my garment hanger comprisesa yoke I formed of a paper tube and having downwardly diverging garment support thenp'per wall'B providing a groove-like recess 1 'of Substantial length extending longitudinally Of the'apex 4..

maaezr at least part of: the, sh ends of the strands-ofthe shankbeing pref erablyfofiset at. lslfrelative to each otheri The offset. portions Ll terminate in oppositely dis-' posed horizontal arms t2 which "are conformed to seat upon the upper wall 6 of the yokeat the apex '4 thereof.

The arms .l-2 terminate at the outer ends thereof in prongs l3 which are inserted through the holes or openings M extending through, the upper wall 6, the collapsed lower wall 5 and into the groove-likerecessl in the lower wall as shown in Fig; 2 The end portions 15 of the prongs I3 beneath the lower-wall *5 are bent towards each other and embedded in the iongitudinal groove-like. rejcess The dotted-line portion of the prongs I3yshown in 2 shows their position after, insertion through the holes l4 and prior to bendingintothe recess fl. H Bendingthe end portions 15 0f thegprongs I 3 into the groove 1 results in clamping-the upper and lower walls of the yoke together, retaining the lower wall in collapsed condition against the upper wall. and bracing 'and'fixedly supporting the suspending hook. r g 3 Y By reference to Figs. 1 and -2 it will be noted that the arms 12 above the yoke retainingly engage th yoke for a; substantial distance longitudinally thereof, and that the end portions l5 of the prongs are of substantial length so as to be disposed in substantially end abutting relation when in the groove-and to supportingly engage the yoke substantially the entire distance between the prong receivingholes l4. This provides substantial support :for the yoke at the apex thereof and prevents thewbending or collapsingfthereof from normal shape when sub,- ject to lo'ad; The'end portions. IE or themprongs being, embedded inthe groove I not only result The tube isfo'rin'e'd ot a p11irality of layers 'or plies of .paper'as conventionally shown in Figs. 4 and :3; which arefd'esiiably convolutely wound into tubeformation. The fshoulder portions 7 3} theape' 4, and the'other parts of the-yoke throughoutinay be collapsed and curved or conformed toshaperin the process of manufacture of the same quite promptly after the tube is formed and before the glue or adhesive used in cementing the'plies or layers of paper together has set, the yoke being conformed to it'sl'general yoke shape at the same time.

The suspending hook designatedgenerally as 8 is preferably formed of a piece of wire of suitable "gauge folded upon itself to provide a hook portion, the bight of the'fo ld constituting the bill 19 of the hook as shownin Figs. 1 and 2. 'I'he -strandsare brought together and twisted in H at a substantial distance from eaohotherand disposing the end portions I5 of the prongs into close end abutting relation mid=way between the holes, the-end portions of thexprongs are of a considerable length 'sov a's to project a substantial distance below the yoke asxshown in dotted outline in Fig. 2.7 3 permits the ready bending of the Jpron'g end :portions 1Y5 into the'groove 1 vbyrhandem' by use of any'suitable tool; thereby-facilitating quick and easy assentbly of the suspending hookto the yoke, either by the manufacturer o'r b'y the user after shipping inknockdo'wn "condition. v

The tubular yoke arm's 2 intermediate the ends thereof havethei r vertical side walls [6 adjacent the bottom. of the collapsed into abutting relationas shown in Fig; "'5, and "per nk'portion Hi, the i wa forated at I! for receiving a safety pin l8 or other The foregoing structures are characterized by the inexpensiveness of production thereof; by i their rigidity, resistance to displacement and effectiveness in supporting garments, notwithstanding their simplicity and the inexpensiveness thereof. The operation of assembling the parts may be very rapidly performed, with or without '4 and terminating in oppositely disposed arms of substantial length seatingly engagedupon the upper wall-.of-the yoke? atjth apex thereof, said I arms terminating in downwardly projectin e prongs disposed through said apertures, the end portions of the prongs being bent towards each otherinto said groove-like recess and into supporting engagement with the underwall of the yoke, said arms, prongs and bent over end portio'ns constituting means for clampingly retainin said underwall in collapsed condition against the upper wallof the yoke.

the use of tools, and once assembled the hanger V embodimentof-the invention which incorporatesthe-principleof the invention in a highly'des'irable' manner has been illustrated and described: It: should be understoo-d that the foregoing terminology is used descriptively rather than'in any limiting sense, and with full intent to use equivalents of the features shown and described within the scope of the following claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and 'desir'efto 'secure by Letters Patentis: f

-1.' In a garment hangen'the combination of a supporting yokeand asuspending hook, said yoke being of tubular cross section and of fibrous material and havinig downwardly diverging garment supporting arms, the underwall of the yoke at-the ap'ex thereof being upwardly collapsed longitudinally- 'cent'rallythereof to provide a downwardly'f-aeing' groove like recess extending longitudinally of 'tlieyoke; said yoke having vertical apertures therethroug'h substantially spaced longitudinally thereof 5 and." intersecting "said groove-like recess; said'suspending hook being formed of wire folded-upon itself with the bight of the fold constituting the bill 'of the hook, the strands'of the folded wire being twisted together atthe shank and-l'aterally oifset below the twist and terminating in oppositely disposed arms of substantial length seatingly engaged upon the upper wall of'the yoke'at the apex thereof, said arms terminating in downwardly projecting prongs disposed through said apertures, the end portions of the prongs being bent towards each other into said groove-like recess and into supporting engagement withthe underwall of the yoke, the bent ove'r end portions of the prongs being of substantiallength to sup-portingly engage the underwall of theyokesubstantially the entire is capable of repeated use without likelihood of coming apart or becoming unstable.

3. In a garment hanger, the combination of a supporting yoke and a suspending hook, said yoke being of tubular cross section and of fibrous material and having downwardly diverginggarment supporting arms, the. underwall of the yoke at theapex thereof fbeing' upwardly collapsed longitudinally centrally thereof to provide "a downwardly facing groove-like recess, said yoke having :vertical apertures therethrough substantially spaced longitudinally thereof and intersecting saidgroove-like recess, said suspending hook having a' hook portion and a shank terminating in oppositely disposed arms of substantial length seatingly engaged upon the. upper wall of the yoke at'the apex thereof, said arms terminating in downwardly disposed prongs projecting through said apertures, the end portions of the prongs being =bent towards each other'into said groove-like recess and being of substantial length to supportingly engage the underwall of the yoke substantially the entire distance between said apertures, and to facilitate bending thesame into said supporting", engagement; said arms, prongs and bent over end portions constituting means for clampingly retaining said underwall in col- 7 lapsed condition against the upper wall of the distance between said apertures and to facilitate bending. thesame into said-supporting engage-- ment with theunder wall,'said arms, prongs and bent over end portions constituting means for olampingly' retaining said underwall in collapsed condition against the upper wall of the yokei 2. In agarment hanger, the c-ombination'o'f a supporting yoke and a suspending hook, said yoke being of tubular-cross section and of fibrous material and having downwardly diverging garment supporting arms, the underwall of the yoke at the apex thereof being upwardly collapsed longitudinally centrally thereof to provide a downwardly: facing groove-like' recess extending longitudinally of; the yoke, said'yoke' having vertical apertures therethrough substantially spaced longitudinally thereof and inter'seoting said groove-like recess, saidususpending. hook being formed of wire folded upon itself with the bight of the fold constituting, the bill of the hook, the strands of the folded, wire being, twisted together attheshankand laterally offset below the twist yoke.

4. In a garment'han'ger, the combination ofa supporting yoke and a suspending hook, said yoke being of tubular cross section and of fibrous material and having downwardly diverging garment supporting arms, the underwall of the yoke at the apex thereof being upwardly collapsed longitudinally centrally thereof to provide a downwardly facing groove-like recess, said yoke having vertical aperturestherethrough substan tially spaced longitudinally thereof and inter-' secting said groove-like recess, said suspending hook having a hook portion'and a shank terminating in oppositely disposed arms of substantial length seatingly engaged upon the upper wallof the yoke at' thegapexthereof, said arms terminating in downwardly-disposed prongs pro- Jecting through said apertures, the end portions of the prongs being bent, towards each other into said 7 groove-like recessv into supporting jeng'agea ment with e. il der lv of t e yoke, said arms, 7

prongs and bent over end portions constituting. means for clampingly retaining said underwall in collapsed condition'against. the upper wan of theme-*1 3'. I

- I BERNARD,

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